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DECORAII PUBLIC OPINION.
AKIKK * •BEEN, Publishers.
DECORAH, - . - IOWA,
THE NEWS IN IOWA
Lee Applegate of Des Moines, fell
into all area way while drunk and was
almost instantly killed.
The 2-year-old child of Ed Parker,
living near Ira, was strangled by
having its head oaiignt in the sliding
door of an oat bin.
At Des Moines, while under the
influence of liquor, William Harris
sought a quarrel with George Frank,
a laboring man of New York city, and
stubbed him six times in the stomach,
from the effects of which the victim
Will probably die. Harris' brother, of
l’anora. and another fellow were
locked up. all on the charge of assault
with intent to commit murder.
Cohen & Co. have commenced suits
at Waterloo aggregating 8(1,800 against
insurance companies to recover on
policies held on their stock of troods
burned at La Porte City last winter.
Jke and Mike Cohen, members of the
plaintiff firm, were indicted for arson
soon after the fire and are now in jail
awaiting trial. Half the town was
burned and a loss of s.'>o,ooo entailed.
Thomas Davenport, a man released
at Burlington on 8300 bonds, charged
with attempted murder, used his
revolver a second time a few days airo
on a man named Riley. One of two
shots fired struck Riley directly over
the heart. Davenport is in jail. Riley
is at St. Francis hospital, with no hope
for recovery. The shooting occurred
on the levee. Davenport is considered
insane.
What came very near being 1 a revolt
took place at Cedar Rapids between
men working on paving and citizens.
A dispute arose between some of Likes'
men and a local groceryman, which
led to the indiscriminate throwing of
bricks. Several were severely hurt
before the police arrived. The people
in that part of town are very bitter
against paving, as they have been led
to believe that poor brick was being
used, while good brick was being laid
where the wealthier classes live.
John Lane, a furniture dealer of
Livermore, hung himself at the home
of his mother, one mile north of
Independence. Lane formerly lived in
Independence, and belonged to a
wealthy family. He lias recently met
financial reverses. He went to town
to raise funds, but failed. He left the
house angered, and returned in the
night and hung himself in a scale
house. He leaves a wife and four
children at Livermore. He was 40
years of age. This makes four attempts
at suicide in as many weeks.
Walker & Rhombcrg, loan, real es
tate and insurance agents of Dubuque,
transferred their property and busi
ness to creditors a few days ago, hav
ing failed to secure an extension from
the recently suspended Sioux City
hank. This bank held Inez Coal com
pany stock to secure notes of C. F.
Meyer, ex-treasurer of Dubuque coun
ty, whieh bore the firm’s endorsement.
Meyer also transferred his property.
Meyer and the firm were interested in
many western and local enterprises.
A dispatch from Burlington says:
Matnes Johnson, a hostler in a private
livery stable, was found at the bottom
of a ladder leading into the loft with
his neck broken. The doctors were
astonished to find lie was still alive,
and after working with liitn awhile he
regained consciousness and conversed
freely. He says he started up the lad
der and had just reached the loft above
when someone seized him by the
shoulders and hurled him back to the
floor below. His neck is completely
broken and his entire body paralyzed,
but his mind is clear. The doctors say
it is a most wonderful case and that
he will certainly die.
Safe-crackers were at work in lowa
Falls a few nights ago and attacked
the safe in the drug store of F. \V ■;
(Jregory’ & Co. The matter was kept
quiet, in the hope that some cine
might be discovered that would load
to the capture of the cracksmen. The
front door of the safe was opened and
a small iron chest in the safe secured.
They evidently thought that this
chest contained money or other val
uables. but were doomed to disappoint
ment, for nothing but valuable papers,
of value to no one but the firm, were
in the chest. As nothing else in the
store was molested, the supposition is
that the visitors were professionals.
(Jeorge Clark, Charles Dividen and
Robert McAllister were struck by a
south-bound passenger train at Whit
ing a few days ago. Clark was
instantly killed ami Dividen and Mt-
Allister badly injured. The train wqs
passing through at a very high rate of
speed, and as it got to the main cross
ing it struck the men, who were in a
buggy, driving home. Dividen had his
collur bone broken and received a sculp
wound. McAllister has not regained
consciousness and it is believed he is
badly hurt internally. Clark was
picked up seventy-five feet from the
crossing. lie had paid las insurance
in the Modern Woodmen about five
minutes before he was killed.
W. I*. Cowl, of Afton, a prominent
grain dealer and coal merchant, died
a few days ago. lie was stricken with
apoplexy, but lingered about a week
before he died. He bad resided in
Afton for twenty years and was a well
respected citizen.
Wm. Wilds, a young man of Ana
mosa and a brakemun on the Mil
waukee road, was killed at Marion.
He apparently walked off the top of a
box ear. Both arms were cut off and
his chest crushed in.
A. H. Turner, administrator of the
estate of Leona Turner, has brought
suit in the superior court at Cedar
Rapids to recover 82,000 damages
claimed to be due on account of the
killing of Leona Turner, a child of 0
years, whose home was in Watkins.
The petition alleges that about a year
ago Leoua was on the railroad track
through no fault of her own, and that
a Northwestern train came along at a
high rate of speed, but failed to make
any effort to stop in order to save the
child. It is alleged that when she
saw the train coming she became
frantic with fear, and losing her pres
ence of mind, failed to get off the
track. It is claimed that there was
plenty of time for the train to have
stopped, but that the trainmen made
no effort in that direction.
A Sioux City dispatch says: The
grand jury is engaged in investigating
the charges against several persons
who claim the town of Hornick as
their place of residence. An effort is
being made to indict .loe Myers, Andy
Madden, Fred Miller, Lou Nichols. Ed
Popkey, Wesley East and Joe Lawless,
it is alleged the men violated election
laws at the lust town election. Some
months ago the town of Hornick was
incorporated, and later an election of
town officers was held. At the time
of this election, it is alleged, these
men were employed in the country,
and they had no right to come to town
and vote. They claimed they* were
residents of the town and voted, and
now they are to be investigated and
foundation to be laid for an election
contest.
A sad accident befell little Loraine,
the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A 1 Mansfield, of Marshalltown,
which resulted in the little girl losing
her life. The child had in some way
secured several parlor matches and in
her childish way went to an outbuild
ing and found some paper, which she
lighted. I'leased with the sport, she
presumably went for more paper with
which to feed the flames, when her
skirts were caught, anti before anyone
could come to her assistance she was
completely enveloped in a burning
mass. In this condition she ran
screaming to the house, only a short
distance away, her cries at the same
time attracting her mother and several
of the neighbors. The flames were
soon extinguished by the frightened
mother, but the flames had done their
work and the child lived but a few
hours.
Leon dispatch: J. IT. McVay, who
lias been county attorney for four
years, rot into trouble over a political
argument, and, it is alleged, struck
l’hil Deck, with whom he was arguing,
and for which he was arrested by
Marshal Carmona, who started with
him for the mayor's office. When he
reached the foot of the stairs leading
to the mayor's office he refused to go
any farther, declaring that lie would
kill any man who laid hands on him,
and at the same time stepping hack
and pulling his gun on the crowd of
some fifty people who had gathered
around. After holding the crowd at
bay for some time lie started off down
tin* principal street of the town, which
was at that time crowded, firing off
his gun as he went, lie then went to
his home, where it is presumed he re
loaded his gun, went to the livery
barn and had his horse hitched up and
took his wife out driving. New war
rants were sworn out and placed in
the hands of officers, but it is presumed
they are not very anxious to serve
them, as Sheriff Beck. Deputy Brown,
Marshal Carmena and Constable Kline
were in the crowd he held at bay, lie
has not yet been arrested.
A terrible murder occurred near
Bellevue, in which Albert Felix, better
known us “Whisky Jake,” shot and
instantly’killed “Batty” Berns. Berns
is a fisherman, with a large family,
while Felix lives alone, and is much of
a hermit. They are near neighbors.
An old feud had existed between the
two men, because of a debt which
Berns owed Felix, and which the
latter claimed Berns would not pay.
It seems that every time they met
Felix asked for his money. <>n the
day of the murder “Whisky Jake,”
with a No. 10 bore shot gun and liis
dog, went out for a hunt. On return
ing at about 4 p. m. he met Berns on
the Burlington track near Bellevue,
and presumably’ again asked for tne
money. Being refused, li® deliberately
raised his gnu and shot Berns directly
over the left eye, literally blowing the
top of his head off, killing him instant
ly’. The south-bound train hud just
left the station, and Ignat/ Klein and
another man were returning home,
and, hearing the shot, ran to the spot.
Felix had shouldered his gun and was
deliberately walking away, leaving
his victim where h<* had fallen. He J
gave up the gun to Klein, aud is now
in prison.
Robliers cracked the safe of the
Rank of Russell and would have se
cured the contents had not the noise
of the explosion alarmed the night
watch, whose approach frightened the
robbers away.
Mrs. M. .1. O. Whiting, of Relmond,
one of the pioneers of Wright county,
met with a very serious accident.
While going down cellar she missed
her footing and fell, fructuring her
hip joint. This is doubly serious, as
Mrs. Whiting was already suffering
from the effects of Bright's disease of
the kidneys, for which she was being
treated by physicians at Waterloo
NEWS OF THE WEEK
During a fire at Benton Harbor,
Mich., a wall fell, burying twenty
firemen in the ruins. Eleven of the
number were killed, while four others
were badly injured. The tire was a
fierce one and at one time threatened
to take the town, but with the aid of
firemen from St. Joseph it was
quenched.
It is said that Germany, Austria anti
Russia have agreed to an arrangement
looking to the partition of Turkey.
At the recent state election in Ar
kansas General Daniel W. Jones was
elected governor of Arkansas, and the
entire democratic states ticket was
successful bv • majorities averaging
about (io.ooo, the largest ever given in
the state.
Li Hung Chang spent two days look
ing over the city of Washington.
The special tribunal for the truil of
the authors of the recent outrage in
Constantinople, resulting in the killing
of several thousand Armenians, opened
n few days ago. Indictments against
143 Mussulmans and Armenians were
handed in by tin*, public prosecutor.
The G. A. R. encampment, in session
at Minneapolis, elected Thaddsous S.
Clarkson, of Omaha, commander in
chief.
Ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri,
began his duties as secretary of the
interior on the 4th.
At its Minneapolis session the G. A.
R. encampment decided to hold the
next meeting at Buffalo.
It is said the British consul at Man
illa, capital of the Philippine islands,
has wired Hong Kong for assistance
on account of the revolt against
Spain. A gun boat was ordered sent
there.
At Fleetwood Park, New York. John
R. Gentry defeated Robert J., Frank
Agan and Star Pointer in the fastest
harness race on record, stepping the
first heat in 2:o3*j, the second in 2:03 ' 4
and the third in All the
finishes were very close and exciting
and the contest was from every point
of view a great one.
DEAD TRAIN ROBBER FOUND.
Engineer Inglca, Who Shot til in Down,
la Complimented.
Sacramento. Cal., Sept. B.—An at
tempt was made Saturday night to
hold up the overland express train at
Webster, six miles west of this city.
The engine was in charge of Engi
neer F. Ingles and Fireman Patrick
Burns. As the train approached
Webster,six miles west of Saeramento,
a man crawled over the tender and,
covering the engineer and fireman
with a pistol, compelled them to stop
the train. The man guarded the en
gineer, while an accomplice, who had
been waiting, prepared to rob the
train. Engineer Ingles, seeing his
captor off guard, shot him dead and
ran the train into Saeramento.
A large force of men is scouring the
country in search of the escaped rob
ber. The attempted hold-up took place
near the same place as the robbery in
w hich Bandit Jack Brady secured $30,-
000 about a year ago. The train was
crowded with passengers and there
was a large amount of money in the
express ear.
Two thousand people viewed the re
mains of the dead train robber, but
no one identified him. No trace of the
other .two robbers has yet been found.
MOB LOSES PRISONERS.
Three Negroes Captured a! Homestead,
l’a.. Narrowly Escape Lynching.
Pittsburg. Pa., Sept. B.—Prompt ac
tion by the police authorities prevent
ed a probable lynching at Homestead.
Early Sunday morning four negroes
broke into the residence of William
Marsh, a prominent picture dealer of
Homestead, for the purpose of rob
bery. They’ entered the sleeping
apartment of Mr, Marsh's three daugh
ters, and upon discovery they fled.
One of them, Isaac Mills, jumped from
the second story window and was so
badly’ hurt that lie will probably die.
Tiie others were arrested soon after
and placed in the lockup. The feel
ing against the negroes was intense
and a crowd of above 390 had planned
to lynch them, but the police officials
smuggled them out of town and lodged
them safely iu jail in this city.
Sons of Veterans at Louisville,
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 8. — The en
campment of Sons of Veterans, which
begins in this city Tueseay, is expected
to be one of the most successful ever
held by that organization. Unusually
low rates from all directions have been
secured and as these rates apply to
visitors as well as the octual partici
pants. a large attendance is assured.
Several of the officers of the organi
zation, including Quurtermastcr-(ien
eral R. Lobenstein ond Assistant Quar
termaster-tieneral Sanford of Chicago,
are hei : already.
Far K«ilcr.
It Is generally easier for a wife to
l o upstairs and find something for her
husband in a bureau drawer than it Is
for her to put the drawer in order
again after he has found it. —Somer-
ville Journal.
John K. (icnlrj'i Fan Mile.
New York, Sept. 4.—John R. CJentry
defeated Robert J., Frank Agan and
Star Pointer in the fastest harness race
on record Wednesday at Fleetwood
park, the gallant little son of Ashland
Wilkes stepping the first heat in 2:03%,
the second in 2:03%, and the third in
2:03%.
Will Meet at Indlanitpolla.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 3.—The Su
preme Lodge Knights of Pythias de
cided that the next meeting will be at
Indianapolis on the fourth Tuesday in
*“gusr, 1898.
FOULCRIME AVENGED
MINNESOTA MOB HANGS TWO
MURDERERS.
Dorman Muigrove nnd Charles Clnq
rniirs, Slayers of Slierln Roger* at
lilencoe, Taken from Jail and Swung
from a Bridge.
Glencoe, Minn., Sept. 8. —Dorman
Musgrove and Charles Cinqmars paid
the penalty for murdering Sheriff
Rogers at an early hour Sunday morn
ing. A determined mob of 100 men
took them from the county jail, drag
ged them to a bridge half a mile from
town, tied ropes tightly around their
necks, and swung them iuto eternity.
Both men admitted their guilt, but
claimed they had killed the sheriff in
self-defense. The new sheriff was
taken completely by surprise and it
would have been useless for him to
make resistance, as the mob was suffi
ciently powerful to have overcome
him in a minute.
The hanging was the result of pub
lic indignation reaching a climax over
the trial of Musgrove. W. W. Erwin,
their attorney, secured separate trials
for the men, and the trial of Musgrove
began last Monday. It took many
davs to secure a jury, but the trial
was short. Mr. Erwin made an elo
quent address in favor of the prisoners
and to the surprise of the whole com
munity a verdict of murder in the sec
ond degree was brought in on Satur
day. The people of the town and
county were wild with excitement and
immediately resolved to take the law
into their own hands.
Between 12 and 1 o'clock Sunday
night a mob of masked men appeared
quietly at the jail door and rapped for
admission. Jailer Edward Waddell
opened the door to see who was there,
and a demand was at once made for
the keys to the jail. On his refusal he
was tied iu his chair and the men pro
ceeded to batter down the doors with
a sledge hammer. After breaking the
locks of the cells, they made the pris
oners dress.
In spite of their pitiful requests to
be allowed to speak, the two men
were gagged and hustled away. The
mob took them to the bridge over
Buffalo Creek, on the road leading to
the scene of the murder, and. placing
them in the same relative positions as
when they committed the crime,
swung them over the edge of the
bridge. The drop of fifteen feet broke
both their necks. The bodies were left
untouched, and when found a short
time afterward their feet were in the
w ater of the creek.
Jailer Maddell and Guard llopps
were so much excited over their ex
perience that they could give little de
scription of the mob. saying that they
were big men and all wore black
masks. They managed to get word to
the sheriff soon after the prisoners
were carried away, and when the
sheriff and posse found the bodies at
the bridge they were still warm, but
both were dead.
The best people of Glencoe and this
county are loud in their denunciation
of the lynching and propose to see
what can be done to discover who con
stitute the mob.
Sheriff Rogers was killed by M us
grove and Cinqmars live miles south of
here, June 13. They were tramping
through this region. They quarreled
with a farmer and pounded him. A
warrant was issued for their arrest
and Sheriff Rogers went after them in
person. He found them just at dusk,
and ordered them to throw up their
hands.
Musgrove exclaimed, “Wedont have
to, and began firing on the sheriff.
Before the latter could draw his re
volver lie had been shot five times.
The murderers were captured next
day in a swamp by a posse of 300 men.
An attempt was made at the time to
lynch them, but a company of the
state militia arrived at Glencoe from
St. Paul in t lie'morning of June 15 and
prevented it. The prisoners were kept
in the St. Haul jail until the trial was
culled the past week.
The men claimed to have come to
the northwest from Missouri and said
they were on their way to the harvest
fields of North Dakota.
Indiana Minna May Open.
Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. B.—Presi
dent Talley of the Indiana bitumiuou!-
operators has furnished a statement
for the public in regard to the mining
situation. He says: “As president of
the Operators' association, 1 simply
voice the unanimous sentiment of our
members in refusing to be cajoled or
driven into paying a price for mining
which would reduce the tonnage of
iiie Indiana mines two-thirds, and give
the miner one ton instead of three, or
00 cents of earnings, against 91..1.1. the
latter being at the rate of 55 eents,
which we stand ready to pay.” He
makes the threat that miners will be
imported from other fields if the men
do not soon accept the 55 cent rate.
Cnckrxu to Speak In Oiuxtia.
Omaha. Neb., Sept. 8. BourkeCocx
ran wired accepting the invitation of
the Nebraska- gold-standard men to
speak in Nebraska. He will make his
first speech in Omaha Sept. 14. Ar
rangements are being made for a mag
nificent demonstration.
Ml<-hl{»n Copper Production.
Houghton, Mich., Sept. 5. —The Au
gust copper production of reporting
mines was as follows: Atlantic, 369
tons 993 pounds; Fr,anklln, 151 tons 530
pounds; Quincy, 850 tons 1,480 pounds;
Wolverine, 106 tons 1,385 pounds.
Canadian Hold Coming: In.
New York, Sept. s.—Thursday it was
announced that the British Bank of
North America would ship $1,000,000
of gold from Canada, swelling the
amount already engaged for shipmeut
to this country to o r yfil J 31.000.000,
PALMER AND BUCKNER.
Indianapolis, Sept. 2. —The boltiaf
“sound money’’ democrats were called
to order at 12:30 p. m. by Seuator
Palmer, of Illinois. After prayer was
offered and the call read, the report
of the committee recommending ex
governor Flower, of New York for
temporary chairman, was adopted.
At the close of Chairman Flower's ad
dress the states were called for the se
lection of members of the committees
on.credentials, rules and resolutions.
The convention then adjourned until
4 p. m.
At 4:20 the report of the committee
on credentials, stating that there
were 824 delegates present, represent
ing forty-one states and three ter
ritories out of fifty-one, was presented
and adopted. The committee on per
manent organization recommended
Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, for
chairman and J. H. Wilson, of ludiuua,
for secretary. Senator Caffery made
a brief address, after which John P.
Irish, of California, was called for.
At the close of liis remarks adjourn
ment was taken to 11 a. m.
Indianapolis, Sept. 3. —The conven
tion was called to order at 11:40, and
upon being called for W. C. I*. Breck
inridge, of Kentucky, addressed the
delegates. He was followed by F. \V.
Lehman, of St. Louis. Senator Vilas
reported the platform and it was
udopted. The convention then pro
ceeded to the nomination of u candidate
for president. The names of Henry
Watterson, of Kentucky; John M.
Palmer, of Illinois: and General Bragg,
of \A isconsiu, were placed in nomina
tion. Palmer was nominated on the
first ballot.
The convention proceeded to the
selection of a candidate for vice-presi
dent and General Buckner, of Ken
tucky, was nominated by acclamation.
Resolutions giving the national com
mittee power to exercise the offices of
the convention offered by Broadhead
of Missouri, were adopted. They also
instructed the committee to see that
the names of the candidates were
placed on the ballot in every state.
Adjourned sine die.
The national committee held a meet
ing immediately after the convention
adjourned. It was decided to have an
executive committee of nine to manage
the campaign, and \V. I). Bynum was
elected without opposition for the
chairman of the committee. Mr.
Bynum was appointed to select the
other members of the committee.
John P. Frenzel, of Indianapolis, was
chosen for treasurer, and the choice of
secretary was left with the committee.
Both the presidential and vice-pres
idential candidates will be notified of
their nomination m Louisville on
September 12. Headquarters of the
executive committee will probably be
located iu Chicago.
I.lterary Notes.
Mr. Will 11. Low will have an article
in the September McClure's embodying
his recollections of French painters
and painting, and bis personal exper
iences as an art student in Paris
twenty years ago. It will be illus
trated with reproductions of noted
paintings.
In “A Fatal Campaign,” (September
Midland) Col. A. G. Hatry vividly
describes the pivotal battles of Frank
lin and Nashville. Mrs. C. F. McLean,
who wrote “Stevenson at Gretz.” tells
the Midland’s readers of Senator
Foraker, of Ohio, and his charming
family, illustrating the paper with
latest photographs. Christmas Eve
and Christmas morning in Bethlehem
and Jerusalem is the inspiring theme
of N. Tjernugel.
The Monthly Illustrator and Home
and County. New York, is delightful.
The change in price of this high-grade
magazine from 20 to r> cents a number
is not noticeable in the quality of its
illustrations or in literary features. It
is fully up to its own standard of ex
cellence. which means considerable.
The table of contents is varied enough
to meet the taste of tin* people and the
subjects treated of are diversified and
timely.
The September Ladies' Home Jour
nal—in a cover giving a dainty sug
gestion of early autumn—opens with
un interesting, cliutty paper on “The
Personal Side of Dickens,” in which
Stephen Fiske writes of the famous
author at home and as a host. A new
study of the novelist by Alice Barber
Stephens illustrates and well supple
ments the article. A feature of much
interest is the last letter written by
the late Harriet Beecher Stowe, repro
duced in fae-simiic.
The close of the vacation season and
the taking up of the duties of school
life once more are signalized in the
September number of St. Nicholas.
M iss Agnes Repplier contributes u
sketch entitled “At School a Hundred
Years Ago,” in which she shows how
much better treatment is accorded
children to-day than was the lot of
their great-grandmothers. Quoting
from the accounts of the girls of long
ago. Miss Repplier draws a picture of
school life at the close of the last cen
tury that is far from attractive. School
rooms were extremely cold iu winter,
discipline was rigid to a degree,* and
the girls were strapped to fiendish
contrivances to make them stand
erect.
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly
will contain an abstract of the recent
studies of Enrieco Ferri on Homicide
among both savage and civilized men
with some consideration of “crime
among animals.”
In the September Century Mrs.
Amelia E. Barr begins u two-part trag
edy of tlu* Shetland islands, entitled
“Prisoners of Consience.” The story
is based on actual experience with the
serious character and strong faith of
the fishingfolk of Shetland, and is
strikingly illustrated by Louis Loeb,
whose studies were made among the
scenes of the sturv.
INDIANAPOLIS JPLATFORM.
This oonv®’ lion ban assembled to uphold
the principles upon which depend th«
honor and welfare of ihe American peo
ple; in order that democrats throughout
ihe union may unite their patriotic efforts
to avert disaster from their country and
ruin from rheir party.
The democratic parly ie pledged to equal
and exact Justice to all tnen of every creed
ami condition; to the largest freedom of
tiie Individual consistent with good gov
ernment: to ti>e preservation of the feder
al government in its constitutional vigor
ami to the support of the states in ail
their just rights; to economy in the pub
lic expenditures; to the maintenance of
ilie public faith ami sound money: and it
is onposed to paternalism and all class
legislation.
The declarations of tiie Chicago conven
tion attack individual freedom, the right
of private contract, the independence of
the Judicial y and tlie authority of the
president to enforce federul laws. They
advocate a reckless attempt to increase
Hie price of silter by legislation to the
debasement of our monetary standard and
threaten unlimited issues of paper money
by tiie government. They abandon for re
publican allies tiie democratic cause of
tariff reform to court tiie favor of protec
tionists to their llscal heresy.
in view of these and other grave de
partures from demooratie principles, we
cannot support the candidates of that con
vention nor be bound by its acts. The dem
ocratic party has survived many defeats,
but could not survive a victory won In be
half of tiie doctrine and policy proclaimed
in its name at Chicago.
The conditions, however, which make
■possible such utterances from a national
convention are the direct result of class
legislation by the republican party. It
atill proclaims as it has for years, th®
power and duty of government to raise
and maintain prices by law, and it propo3- ,
os no remedy for existing evils except J
oppressive and unjust taxation.
The national democracy iiere reconvened M
therefore renews its declaration of faith 1
in democratic principles, especially as ap- 1
piicable to tiie conditions of the times. j
Taxation, tariff, excise or direct, is right- I
fully imposed only for public purposes,
and not for private gain. Its amount is
Justly measured by public exi>enditures.
which should be limited by scrupulous
economy. Tiie sum derived by the treasu
ry from tax and excise levies is affected
by the state of trude and volume of con
sumption. Tiie amount required by tiie
treasury is determined by the appropria
tions made by congress. Tiie demand of
the republican party for an increase in
tariff taxation lias its pretext In the defi
ciency of revenue, which has Its causes
In the stagnation of trade and reduced
consumption, due entirely to the loss of
confidence that lias followed tiie populiat
threat of free coinage and depreciation
of our money and the republican practice
of extravagant appropriations beyond th®
needs of good government.
We therefore denounce protection aid Its
conventions of Chicago and Bt. Txuiis for
their co-operation with the republican par
ty in creating these conditions which ar«
pleaded lti justification of u heavy in
crease of the burdens of tiie people by *
further resort to protection.
We therefore denr nee protection and Us
ally, free coinage sliver, as schemes
for the personal protlt of a few at th®
expense of the mas-es. and oppose the two
parties which stand for these schemes os
hostile to the people of the republic whose
food and sheller. comfort and prosperity
are attacked by higher taxes and depreci
ated money. In fine, we reaffirm the his
tory of the democratic doctrine of tariff
for revenue only.
We demand that henceforth modern and
liberal policies towards American shlppinr
shall take the place of our imitation of the*
restricted statutes of the eighteenth cen
tury, which were long ago abandoned by
every maritime power but the I'nited
States, and which, to the nation’s humili
ation. have driven American capital and
enterprise to the use of alien tings and
alien crews, have made tiie stars and
eiripea an almost unknown emblem in for
eign por:s and have virtually extinguished
the race of American seamen. We oppose
the pretense that discrimination in du
ties will promote shipping: thtat scheme
Is an invitation to commercial warfare up
on the I’nited States. un-American in the
light of our great commercial treaties, of
fering no gain whatever to American ship
ping. while greatly increasing ocean
freights on our agricultural and manufac
tured products.
The experience of mankind lias shown
that by reason of their natural qualities,
gold is the necessary money of the largo
affairs of commerce and business, while
silver is conveniently adapted to minor
transactions, and tiie most beneficial use
of both together can be ensured only by
the adoption of the former as a standard of
monetary measure, and the maintenaneo
of silver at parity with gold by its limit
ed coinage under suitable safeguards of
law. Thus the largest possible enjoyment
of both metals is gained with a value uni
versally accepted throughout tiie world,
which constitutes the only practical bimet
allic currency, assuring the most stablo
standard and especially the best and saf
est money for all who earn their iiveli
bv labor or -*>-> nroduoe 0* Uushandrv.
U'tiey cannot suffer when paid in tne m>sc
money known to man, but are the peculiar
and most defenseless victims of a debased
and fluctuating currency, which offers con
tinual profits to the money changer at
their cost.
Realizing these truths, demonstrated by
long public inconvenience and loss, th®
democratic party, in the interests of th®
masses and of equal Justice to a all, practic
ally established the legislation of 1534 and
1833, the gold standard of monetary meas
urement and likewise entirely divorced th®
government from hanking urid currency is
sues. To this long established democratio
policy we adhere and insist upon the main
tenance of the gold standard, and of th«
parity therewith of every dollar Issued by
the government, and are firmly opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and to the compulsory purchase of sliver
r .>uliion. But we denounce also the further
maintenance of the present costly patch
work system of national paper currency,
as a constant source of injury and peril.
We assert the necessity of such Intelli
gent currency reform as will confine the
government to its legitimate functions
completely separated from the banking
business, and afford to all sections of our
country a uniform, safe and elustlc bank
currency under governmental supervision,
measured in volume by the needs of busi
ness.
The fidelity, patriotism and courage with
which President Cleveland has fulfilled his
great public trust, the high character of
liis administration. Its wisdom and energy
in the maintenance of civil order and th®
enforcement of the laws. Its equul regard
for the rights of every class and every
section, its firm and dignified conduct of
foreign affairs, and its sturdy persistence
In upholding the credit ami honor of th®
nation, are fully recognized by the demo
cratic party, and will secure to him a
place'*’!n history beside tiie fathers of the
republic.
We also commend the administration for
the great progress made in tiie reform of
the public service, and we endorse its ef
forts to extend the merit system still fur
ther. We demand that no backward step
be taken, but that tiie reform he support
ed and advanced until the undemocratic
spoils system of appointments shall be
eradicated,
We demand strict economy in the appro,
priatlons and In the administration of th®
government.
We favor arbitration for the setlement
of international disputes
We favor a libera! policy of pensions to
deserving soldiers and sailors of tiie I'nited
States.
The supreme court of the United States
was wisely established by the framers of
our con.-titution as on*: of the three co-or
dinate l%» nehe® of the government. Its in
dependence unfl authority to interpret th*
law of the land without fear or favor must
he maintained.
condemn all efforts to degrade that
tribunal or impair the confidence and r®-
spert which it lias .deservedly held.
Tiie democratic party ever has main
tained and ever will maintain the suprem
acy of law, the independence of its judicial
administration, the inviolability of con
tract, and the obligations of all good citi
zens to resist every illegal trust, combi
nation and attempt against the Just right*
of property, and the good order of society,
in which are bound up the peace and hap
piness of our people.
Believing these principles to be essential
to the well-being of Ihe republic, we sub
mit them to the consideration of the Amer
ican people.
A punctured bicycle tire la a flat
failure.
la a lantern-jawed man light com*
plexloned?